I got it working by copying gacutil.exe, gacutil.exe.config and gacutlrc.dll. I understand it’s against the licence, but you can’t get InstallShield in VisualStudio Express so this was the simplest solution.
In my case there was no System.Windows reference available to pick up. I had to include a reference to WindowsBase
In .net 4.0 Microsoft removed the ability to add DLLs to the Assembly simply by dragging and dropping. Instead you need to use gacutil.exe, or create an installer to do it. Microsoft actually doesn’t recommend using gacutil, but I went that route anyway. To use gacutil on a development machine go to: Start -> programs … Read more
The gacutil.exe should install the .dll to the right location depending on how it was compiled. You should be able to find the file here : %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools\ .NET 4 has it’s own Assembly folder (c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly) which has a \GAC_32 and \GAC_64 directories within… This is where you will find your files once … Read more
Your bestbet is to use a powershell script that wraps Publish.GacInstall, such as this one🕗
If both assemblies are strong-named (signed), the CLR will always load from the GAC. Here are the steps the runtime uses to resolve assembly references (from How the Runtime Locates Assemblies): Determines the correct assembly version by examining applicable configuration files, including the application configuration file, publisher policy file, and machine configuration file. If the … Read more
Question: When should I deploy my assemblies into the GAC? Answer: Never Actual, honest, Real Answer: Hardly Ever Discussion Only drop things into the GAC when multiple apps on the machine will use the assembly, and when the assembly is foundational (likely to be used by multiple apps), when it is signed, and when you … Read more
Make sure the GAC Assembly and local Assembly have different version numbers (not a bad idea to let your build number, at least, auto-increment by wild-carding your AssemblyVersion in AssemblyInfo: [assembly: AssemblyVersion(“1.0.0.*”)] ). Then, redirect your assembly binding using your app’s config: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2fc472t2(VS.80).aspx http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/433ysdt1(VS.80).aspx. In your case, you won’t need the “appliesTo” attribute of the … Read more
Edit 2017-09-01 Somewhat analogous to the GAC, .NET Core 2.0 introduces the “Runtime package store”: Starting with .NET Core 2.0, it’s possible to package and deploy apps against a known set of packages that exist in the target environment. The benefits are faster deployments, lower disk space use, and improved startup performance in some cases. … Read more
Yes, there are two distinct GACs as from .NET 4.0 See here: .NET 4.0 has a new GAC, why? As stated below, the new physical location is %windir%\Microsoft.NET\assembly\ (you can interogate it using the dir command at a command prompt if you’re interested). It’s worth noting that applications running up to the 2.0 CLR will … Read more